Guys, I have to share this wonderful experience I had on Monday: For the first time, I tried yoga under the open sky. And I loved it! Yoga in a small, crowded room is nothing against it. Each monday at 6 pm there is this free yoga class, organized by “Sport im Park“. It’s taking place at Höhenpark Killesberg, more precisely in the Valley of the Roses (Tal der Rosen). You find this place quite easily: When leaving the U-Bahn station Killesberg, you see the big, twisted tower. The valley is just next to it.
Even the walk from the station through the park is very nice by itself:
Can you guess why this place is called Valley of the Roses? 😉 And it’s just the season for them, they are blooming everywhere. So beautiful!
We found a space under a huge tree where there was enough shade to provide shelter for about 50 (!!) people. And then the course started. I liked the teacher very much. She had a relaxing voice and led through the different poses very smoothly.
Yoga under the open sky feels sooooo different to yoga at a studio. You smell the grass, feel a cool breeze on your skin sometimes and the ground is so soft.
I really enjoyed it.
That’s what you see while doing the downward dog. Better than the white sealing of a yoga studio, isn’t it?! 😉
Even though we were quite a big group, the lesson was very relaxing. Everybody had enough space for him- or herself.
After a bit more than one hour, the class was finished. Some people stayed on their mats afterwards but my friends and I decided to head over to the “Höhencafe“, a little restaurant which is overlooking the Tal der Rosen.
Up there, you have a very nice view; over the park and all the way to the Fernsehturm (tv tower).
Next to the view, the food is really nice, too! 🙂
I had Flädle (pancake) with goats cheese…
… and my friends ordered Apfelstrudel (apple strudel)…
… and Maultaschen (Swabian ravioli):
We sat there, enjoyed the yummy food and watched the sun turning the tv tower pink.
What a lovely evening!
Free Yoga classes and the other courses are provided by Stuttgarter Amt für Sport und Bewegung in cooperation with Sportkreis Stuttgart, SportCodex and some sport clubs. The classes will be held under good weather conditions until the end of September. The directions are given in German. If you don’t speak German, talk to the instructor at the beginning, so he or she can advise you, have a special eye on you and switch to English when needed.
More information about:
Sport im Park (only in German)
Höhencafe Killesberg (only in German)
